Carrier for cans, casks, &amp;c.



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APPLIUATION FILED MAY 10. 1907.

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CARRIER FOR CANS, GASKS, &0.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 10, 1907.

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`TOHN CUMMINGS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

CARRIER FOR CANS, CASKS, 85C.

Specification of Letters Patent.

)Patented Feb. 4, 1908.

Application filed May l0. 1907. Serial No. 373.009.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN CUMMINGS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Rapids', in the county of lient and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers to r Cans, Casks, &c. and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers for cans, casks, barrels and other like articles; and its object is to provide the same with means whereby a can, cask, barrel or other like receptacle may be readily picked up and transported from place to place, and again deposited, as occasion may require.

My invention consists essentially of an axle bent to embrace the article to be carried, wheels journaled on bearings oppositely projecting from the ends of the bent portion of the axle, a lever also bent to embrace the article and adapted to engage hooks on the article and also pivotally mounted on the axle, a handle, and means lor securing the lever to the handle; and in the combination and arrangement hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompan ying drawing, in which:

Figure 1.is a side elevation ol a device embodying my invention with one wheel removed; Fig. 2. the device in plan view 5 Fig. 3. an elevation of the can, detached; Fig. 4. an enlarged detail of one end of the lifting lever, Fig. 5. enlarged detail of the .means for detachably securing the lever to the handle and, Fig. a front elevation of the transverse member of the handle.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the gures.

1 1 represent a pair of wheels of suitable dimensions and journaled on an axle 2 having the middleportion bent to embrace the article to be carried, being shown in semi-circular form to embrace the can 1l; 3 is a handle attached to the middle ol the axle for manually ropelling the device. The end of this hand e is provided with a transverse member 4, on the ends of which are hooks 5 and 6.

7 is a lever also bent in semi-circular form to embrace the can 11, and having its ends extended above the respective ends of the semi-circular portions of the axle 2 and pivotally mounted thereon as at S. This lever is provided with bell crank arms 10 extending laterally therefrom near t-he pivots and each having a divided outer end to engage and support hooks 9 attached to the opposite sides of the can or other article to be transported by the device. rl`he middle portion of this lever 7 is extended beyond the axle 2 and above the handle 3 and is provided with an upwardly extended and recessed portion 1,2 to embrace and detachably engage the handle 3 whereby the same is braced against lateral strains, and this portion l2 is also provided with a hook 13 pivoted thereto and adapted to extend beneath the handle 3 and hold the lever 7 detachably engaged therewith.

l/-l is a downwardly projecting leg extending beneath the handle and adapted to engage the ground and support the bent portion of the axle in substantially a horizontal position.

By releasing the lever 7 from the handle and turning the same upward upon its pivots 8, the can will be carried backward and lowered to near the ground and the stops 15 will hold the lever in a substantially vertical position with the can slightly raised from the ground. By raising the handle 3, the can will be deposited on the ground and the open end of the arms 10 detached from the hooks 9. The reverse movements will of course raise the can to supported position between the ends ol" the axle and the wheels, with the hooks 9 slightly forward of the pivots S, which tends to press the lever 7 down on the handle 3 and thus maintain the same in place until purposely raised to carry the can backward and downward, and also putting a small fraction of the load on the handle.

A broom and shovel or other like tools i'or gathering material and placing the same in the can may be carried on the lever 7 with their handles resting in the hooks 5 and 6.

The device shown is especially adapted for picking up, transporting and depositing` cans for garbage of various kinds, and particularly adapted for use in street cleaning operations, but obviously not limited to use in conjunction with cans only, as it would operate as well with casks or any other suitable receptacles provided with hooks or trunnions 9.

What l claim is:

l. The combination of an axle bent in a semi-circle, oppositely projecting ournals on said axle, wheels mounted on the journals, a

handle attached to the axle, a lever bent in semi-circular form and having` its ends pivoted to the axle and alsoihaving arms provided with forked ends to engage projections on a can or other article to be carried, and

means for securing the lever to the handle.

2. The combination of an axle bent to embrace a can or other article to be carried, Wheels journaled on the axle, a handle attached to the axle, a lever also bent to embrace said can, and pivoted 'to the axle, bell crank arms on the lever h aving divided ends to engage projections, a stop to limit the backward movement of the lever, and means for attaching the lever to the handle.

3. The combination of a can having hooks at its opposite sides', an axle bent to embrace the can, a handle attached to the axle, a lever bent to embrace the can and piveted on the axle, lateral arms on the lever adapted to engage the hooks and support the can,

and means for detachablyr securing` the lever to the handle.

L1. The combination of an axle bent in semi-circular form at the middle, vfheels journaled on the ends of the axle, a handle attached to the axle, a lever also bent in semi-circular form and pivoted to the axle, bell crank arms on the lever, a stop to limit the rearward movement of the lever, an upezt/asse limit the backward movement of the lever,v

an upward extension ot the lever having a recess to receive the handle and a hook pivoted on the extension and detachably engaging the handle.

(3. The combination olf an axle bent to embrace the can, a handle attached to the axle, a transverse member on the handle, hooks on the ends oi said member, a lever bent to embrace a can and pivoted to the axle, arms on the lever and adapted to snpport a can, and means for detachably connecting the lever to the handle.

ln testimony whereof' l al'lix my signature in presence oi tvfo Witnesses. f

JOHN CUMMINGS. 7VlTitnesses:

ALMER A. JONES, GEORGANA CHAOE. 

